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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Recent Examples of recount
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Fazio then won a squeaker against Harvard graduate Trevor Crow in 2022 by a margin of only 89 votes after recounts in all three towns in the district.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Vishwash previously recounted the final moments before the crash while speaking with The Hindustan Times from his hospital bed.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
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Verb
None of these allegations were substantiated as courts across the country rejected dozens of related lawsuits, and audits and recounts consistently confirmed Biden's victory.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Fazio then won a squeaker against Harvard graduate Trevor Crow in 2022 by a margin of only 89 votes after recounts in all three towns in the district.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Earlier this year, Black celebrated the birth of another son, who was sleeping peacefully at home as Black recounted his story.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Vishwash previously recounted the final moments before the crash while speaking with The Hindustan Times from his hospital bed.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
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More importantly, Penske also describes this dynamic as antitrust behavior from a company abusing what the federal government has already described as Google’s monopoly status in the realm of Internet search.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Three people present described the manner of the two strangers as detached and off-putting, and said their story just did not add up.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the night, a ticker with the donation amount was periodically superimposed under speeches and shown on a screen behind Bargatze.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Just below that is a donation option, with amounts ranging from $25 to as much as $100,000.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Sep. 2025
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In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Nate Bargatze’s running total for the Boys & Girls Clubs started at $100,000 and sank embarrassingly into negative territory as winners ran long.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in total, 475 people, mostly Korean nationals, were arrested, suspected of living and working in the US illegally.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Frank Quirarte, piloting his new Yamaha WaveRunner, narrated a play-by-play for his Instagram live feed.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mosley will narrate the author’s note to the novel, and Michael Boatman will narrate the novel itself.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Using Causal Loop Diagrams to make visible the theories that shape organizational performance can allow teams to see how one department’s decisions ripple across the whole.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, Penner and Johnston said the final agreement will make Denver Water whole.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Desert Warrior will finally get its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival later this month after Deadline chronicled how creative challenges on the Saudi epic have delayed its release.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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And if a player is Premier League-proven, there is also less hesitation to pay big sums of money to other domestic clubs.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Love Is Everything, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits, and One Step at a Time kept him from increasing his sum of leaders from five to eight by just one space.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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